Meet SMH’s Robotic Surgeons

Join us for this free, first-ever forum of Sarasota Memorial's 18 robotic surgeons and learn about the latest advances in computer-assisted minimally invasive robotic surgery. With two da Vinci robots, technologically advanced i-OR surgical suites and our experienced, multi-specialty robotic surgery team, Sarasota Memorial offers patients the most established and successful program in the region. And the most comprehensive – cardiovascular and cardiothoracic, urology, gynecology, oncology, bariatric and general surgery. Guests also can test drive an actual da Vinci Surgical System and participate in the forum and a question & answer session that follows. The event will take place at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 9 am-noon, Saturday, Dec. 10. Please RSVP by Dec. 7: (941) 917-7777.

For more information about our robotic program or minimally invasive surgical options, visit smh.com/robotics or view our educational videos on the hospital's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/smhcs

Aging Spine Lecture SeriesLearn about degenerative spine conditions and the latest treatment options from Sarasota Memorial’s spinal surgeons at the following free, educational presentations. All lectures will take place at 5 pm in Sarasota Memorial’s first floor auditorium, 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

Holiday Blood DriveJoin us for our 2011 Holiday Blood Drive and earn a chance to win an iPad 2! Choose from the following dates and times in Sarasota Memorial’s first floor auditorium, 1700 S. Tamiami Trail:

Sunshine from Darkness Mental Health Symposium – Coping with Trauma & PTSDPost Traumatic Stress Disorder is a serious, but treatable cognitive disorder that can emerge after a single traumatic event or after the cumulative effects of deployment and combat. Anyone who has faced significant trauma is susceptible: abuse victims, first responders, victims of violent crimes, etc. To learn more, attend this FREE community forum, 9 am-1 pm Jan. 14 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Speakers include: Charles Hoge, MD (ret. Army Colonel who directed the U.S. military’s psychiatry and neuroscience research program at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research); Sgt. Tommy Reiman (Silver Start and Purple Heart recipient); Paul Freedman (film maker - symposium will include screening of his film "Halfway Home"); and Patrick Kennedy (former congressman and lead sponsor of the Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act of 2008). Community information tables open at 8 am. RSVP: (941) 917-7777.

Annual Suncoast Parkinson SymposiumThis year's Suncoast PD Symposium will be held 10 am-1 pm (registration begins 9 am), Feb. 4, at Sarasota Memorial’s Institute for Advanced Medicine, 5880 Rand Blvd., Sarasota. The annual symposium, one of the largest of its kind in the nation, features internationally recognized experts in the field discussing the latest trends in treatment, surgical advances and strategies to slow the progression of Parkinson’s. Information: (941) 917-7777.

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